Police Private Investigator

It was time for Gus to move to a better office and out of a slum area in Detroit. Police homicide detective Bernie Longmire, and Angela, Gus' daughter, agree to help him move into his new office. Going back to the old office to get ready to move, they find a woman crying at Gus' door. She has a problem: She doesn't know where her husband is at. Did he run off with another woman or is he dead in a shallow grave? They were able to get the story from her despite all the crying she was doing, and Gus took the case.

Gus Mackie's police detective friend, Bernie Longmire, comes to Gus with an offer of a special case. It has to be handled quietly since a country's fate is at stake. The country has a king and his daughter is missing. Bernie is tasked with finding her, before the king and queen go back home from the United State for an important celebration. But if they don't have the daughter with them, the king's rule may be in jeopardy.

Christmas season brings parades and magic. It also brings a poker session with four fine citizens of Woodland Park. Jonas Kirk deals the cards, sees the cheats, lives with the outcome. When one player turns up dead the next day, Kirk has ideas. Devlin's not too alarmed, but Kirk's explanation seems to clear things up...and then confuses the issue even more. Devlin is befuddled. Kirk is reconciled. Justice denied?